{"product_id":"wasted-inside-the-robert-chambers-jennifer-levin-murder-9781504030373","title":"Wasted: Inside the Robert Chambers-Jennifer Levin Murder","description":"\u003cb\u003eA New York Times Notable Book: Acclaimed true-crime journalist Linda Wolfe delivers a riveting, comprehensive account of the Preppie Murder, a crime that shocked a city and a nation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It was called the Preppie Murder--a killer and a victim who were attractive, smart, privileged teenagers. On an August night in 1986 Jennifer Levin left a Manhattan bar with Robert Chambers. The next morning, her strangled, battered body was found in Central Park. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Linda Wolfe, hailed by critic John Leonard as \"one of our best reporters,\" goes beyond the headlines and media hype to re-create a story of privilege and excess, sex and partying--of a teenager whose immigrant mother was determined to make a better life for her son, a petty thief and drug user who'd been expelled from the best schools. It's all here, from the initial police investigation, during which Chambers claimed Levin died accidentally during rough sex, to the media frenzy of the courtroom, where Chambers took an eleventh-hour plea. Wolfe also delivers heartbreaking portraits of Levin's grief-stricken father, Chambers's in-denial mother, and the women who dated the accused Preppie Killer while he was out on bail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A finalist for the 1990 Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime, \u003ci\u003eWasted\u003c\/i\u003e also powerfully depicts the freewheeling 1980s society that spawned a generation steeped in violence and the fatal impulses that drove Robert Chambers to kill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWolfe, Linda:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Linda Wolfe (1932-2020) was the author of five true crime books: \u003ci\u003eThe Professor and the Prostitute and Other True Tales of Murder and Madness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLove Me to Death\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDouble Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Murder of Dr. Chapman\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWasted: Inside the Robert Chambers-Jennifer Levin Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, an Edgar Award nominee and a New York Times Notable Book. She was also the author of \u003ci\u003eMy Daughter, Myself\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir; \u003ci\u003eThe Literary Gourmet\u003c\/i\u003e, a classic cookbook; and \u003ci\u003ePrivate Practices\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel. Wolfe's articles and essays appeared in a wide variety of magazines, among them \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, of which she was a contributing editor.","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50467219734802,"sku":"9781504030373","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6bb7fe8a-3627-4a49-8ebd-d9756cba6202.jpg?v=1730130018","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wasted-inside-the-robert-chambers-jennifer-levin-murder-9781504030373","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}